YAR’ADUA : More ministers support Akunyili

AS the Federal Executive Council, FEC, is set to debate the memorandum presented by the Minister of Information and Communication, Professor Dora Akunyili, asking President Umaru Yar’Adua to step down for Goodluck Jonathan in the interest of national unity, in two days time, cabinet members earlier opposed to the idea are said to have resolved to back the ‘political solution’ proposed by the 36 governors.

Obi’s victory excites Onitsha traders

Onitsha—Market leaders in Onitsha, Anambra have urged candidates of other political parties who vied for the
Saturday’s governorship election in the state to join Governor Peter Obi to move the state forward.
Chief Okwudili Ezenwankwo, Chairman, Amalgamated Market Traders Association of Anambra State, AMATAS, said in Onitsha on Sunday that the election was transparent, free and fair [...]

TRANSFER OF PRESIDENT’S POWER: Why PDP, Govs back down

The political deadlock foisted on the country by the leadership of the PDP and a cabal in the Presidency in the aftermath of President Umaru Yar’Adua’s medical trip to Saudi Arabia appears to be nearing its end after the party and the Governors Forum confirmed at the weekend, the existence of a letter from the President to the National Assembly on his absence from the country.

Why we went ahead with Anambra polls, by INEC

Today’s elections may not have held at all. A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday gave judgment in a suit filed by the Action Congress, AC, on the composition of the board of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Anambra : Irregularities mar election…late arrival of electoral materials

Despite all the preparations by the Independent National Electoral Commission, assurances and promises, the scheduled Anambra polls was still marred by irregularities as most wards received both sensitive and non-sensitive electoral materials late on Saturday.